How Many Trims Vs. Shoeings Do Part-Time Farriers Handle in a Year’s Time? | How Many Horses are Kept by Owners?
How Many Trims Vs. Shoeings Do Part-Time Farriers Handle in a Year’s Time?
The typical part-time farrier handles 159 trims and shoeings, along with 144 trims only in a year’s time.
— 2020 American Farriers Journal Business Practices survey
How Many Horses are Kept by Owners?
| Number of Owned Horses |
% of Owners |
| 1 horse | 19% |
| 2 horses | 20% |
| 3-9 horses | 52% |
| 10-19 horses | 7% |
| Over 20 horses | 2% |
— 2020 American Farriers Journal survey on why horse owners change farriers
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